As you might imagine, I receive many health newsletters and
publication every week. One of my favorites is the
Blaylock Report. The only thing I have against it is that
it is usually very negative. We all know there are many
things wrong with our world, our food and our thoughts.
What we need is a positive thing that we can do to counteract
this negativity.

Stay Young using these simple tips.

Blaylock Tip of the Week:

12 Tips on Remaining Young

There has been an enormous amount of research on
ways to protect your brain through nutrition. After
reviewing the medical and scientific literature, I can
assure you that nutritional methods are infinitely more
effective and safer than pharmaceutical drugs. Here is
what you can do:

2. Eat five to 10 servings of fresh vegetables and
some fruits every day. Choose nutrient-dense
vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, kale,
celery, parsley, tomatoes, mustard greens, turnip greens,
collard greens, squash and onions. Because fruits are high in
sugar, eat only limited amounts and avoid sweetened fruit
juices. These foods contain vitamins, minerals and special
substances called flavonoids that are powerful and versatile
antioxidants. In addition, some of them often provide other
brain-protective nutrients.

3. Avoid Omega-6 oils (found in corn, safflower,
sunflower, peanut, soybean and canola oils). You
should not cook with these oils, nor should you use products
that contain them (chips, breads, pastries, etc.).

4. Consume at least two ounces of extra-virgin olive
oil a day. This oil contains a number of powerful
antioxidants, as well as healthy monounsaturated oil. You can
use it on a salad or mix it with other foods.

5. Take Omega-3 oil supplements and foods enhanced
with this healthy fat. This includes Christopher eggs
and other egg brands that contain Omega-3. These supplements
should not be in gelatin capsules. Get the liquid form of
highly purified fish oil. It is molecularly distilled to remove
dangerous mercury, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and
dioxins. Keep the oil refrigerated. And be sure to get oil that
is high in DHA. The dose is 1,000 mg. of DHA each day. The
Omega-3 oils reduce brain inflammation and cool down excessive
immune activity.

6. Avoid sugar. Sucrose, the sugar used in
foods and as a sweetener, causes a greater insulin surge than
glucose, the natural form. Extensive evidence has shown that
sugar plays a major role in accelerating aging — especially
brain aging. This is because sugar revs up the metabolism,
which generates a storm of free radicals. In addition, sugar
forms abnormal bonds with proteins and this dramatically
accelerates aging. High sugar intake compounds the risk of
Alzheimer’s disease over 300%. High fructose corn syrup is
especially damaging.

7. Eat complex carbohydrates that are low on the
glycemic index. These include broccoli, cabbage,
lettuce, onions and more. You can find the index on the
Internet. These foods are absorbed slowly and help avoid an
insulin surge (which can lead to hypoglycemia). It is also
important to eat only limited amounts of carbohydrates each
day. That means no more than two servings (a serving is a cup)
with each meal.

8. Drink a combination of white tea mixed with
rosemary tea. These teas contain powerful antioxidants
and have been shown to especially protect the brain against
abnormal aging. Two cups a day should be adequate. White tea is
the same as green tea but contains much lower levels of
fluoride with higher levels of antioxidants.

9. If you have amalgam (silver) fillings, find a
dentist specially trained in their safe removal and have them
taken out and replaced with ceramics. Contact the
IAOMT organization (www.iaomt.com) for a list of trained
dentists near you. The mercury from amalgams has been shown to
vaporize in the mouth, at which point it is absorbed into the
blood. In addition, the mercury can travel directly to your
brain by way of the olfactory nerves in your nose.

10. Avoid continuous stress. Unrelieved
stress greatly increases free-radical production and lipid
peroxidation in the brain, causing it to age abnormally and
rapidly. Make sure you get at least eight hours of sleep a
night. Regular moderate exercise is also an excellent way to
relieve stress. It has been shown to slow brain aging. However,
extreme exercise can have the opposite effect. The Omega-3 oils
have also been shown to protect the brain against stress
damage.

11. Avoid depression. If you become
depressed, seek treatment early. A number of studies have shown
that depression causes a loss of memory and learning
difficulties, and that over time the hippocampus of the brain
(the memory and learning center) actually shrinks. Depression
is best treated with regular exercise. Avoiding Omega-6 fats
and increasing Omega-3s also helps. Omega-3 fats have been
shown to improve depression and protect the brain from
depression-related damage.

12. Once a week, you should fast at least until
dinner. Fasting once a week has been shown to
dramatically slow brain aging and accelerate repair of this
essential organ. Experiments have demonstrated that fasting
causes the brain to generate growth-stimulating chemicals
(brain growth factor and epithelial growth factor) that promote
healing of damaged neurons.